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Manufacturing growth gathered pace in April as production increased for the 11th consecutive month, seeing a further acceleration of expansion in the UK manufacturing sector. According to a recent press release from the Institue of Export and International Trade, the UK manufacturing sector is growing at the fastest pace in a decade as inflows of new business from both domestic and overseas markets strengthened.

In 2020, DriveWorks VP and CO-Founder, Maria Sarkar was appointed Northern Powerhouse Export Champion for 2020. A year on and Maria is maintaining her role as Export Champion and has been attending monthly meetings with other Export Champions. In the latest meeting, the Export Champions were introduced to the Department for International Trade Director General, Andrew Mitchell.

On Thursday 27th May, our CEO Glen Smith will be holding a live discussion session about our latest release, DriveWorks 19. Glen will be hosting a virtual round table session to discuss this latest release and answer your questions. This session will be held at 4pm (BST) via Microsoft Teams for DriveWorks customers on subscription support and DriveWorks resellers.

Registration for the next DriveWorks Drivers meeting is open! Join us for the next DriveWorks Drivers virtual networking meeting on Thursday 17th June at 3:00 pm (BST) and 9:00 pm (BST).

We recently caught up with our 2020 DriveWorks SWUGN Leader of the Year, Eric Beatty. Eric’s story from the beginning has been about education and sharing – with a true energy and enthusiasm for the work he does and continues to be a part of in the SOLIDWORKS Community. It was great to catch up with Eric and learn more about his education and experience. Look out for part 2 coming soon.

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DriveWorks 19 is now available to download from the DriveWorks Community. This latest release delivers brand new features and enhancements added to scalability, usability & UX, DriveWorks 3D and Design Automation & PDM. Download DriveWorks 19 now to take advantage of the latest updates.

We were joined by over 450 DriveWorks customers, resellers and partners from 39 different countries to talk and learn about all things DriveWorks. Thank you to everyone who joined us for two days of learning, networking and sharing ideas – all virtually.

Whilst the global situation stopped us from attending face to face events, we still wanted to provide an opportunity for us to create great content. We saw just how important it was for us to have the right set up. We have continued to invest in the best technology that allows us to deliver great content and engaging presentations. The training room has now picked up a new name… the DriveWorks ‘Digital Suite‘.

DriveWorks World is all about sharing knowledge. We’ve planned a packed agenda of learning opportunities, Q&As, discussions, presentations and technical courses. Follow our tips in this blog to get set up ahead of DriveWorks World so you don’t miss a thing!

We are extremely excited to be delivering two full days of learning, sharing and networking from anywhere in the world. With only one week to go until Virtual DriveWorks World 2021, our team are very busy finalising content and putting together presentations! Here’s what you can expect for the jam packed agenda.

We were thrilled to be a sponsor and help celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Seattle Area SOLIDWORKS Power Users Group. This virtual celebration meeting took place on Tuesday 6th April and was attended by over 65 people! To celebrate SASPUG’s incredible 25 years, our team got together and wished the group all the best in a virtual greeting!

Following virtual 3DEXPERIENCE World 2021, we caught up with Jeff Setzer, Technology Evangelist at GSC. Jeff shared a number of stories of his early days with GSC (formerly Graphic Systems Corporation) and also his experiences in attending ‘world’ events over the last 20+ years. It was great to catch up with Jeff and learn more about his impressive time at GSC and his love of telescopes.

VanAire have been using DriveWorks since 2006. We recently caught up with Ismael Lopez, CAD Administrator at VanAire where he shared his experience of using DriveWorks over the last 7 years. Since implementing DriveWorks, VanAire have seen huge time savings and even created an online sales configurator tool.

Over the past year, we have seen how the global pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital. In particular, we have seen how this had affected manufacturers, forcing many to shift the way they think and use technology. In this blog, we take a look at the top manufacturing technology trends for 2021.